Zachary DeBord
Old Hickory,TN
Summary
Sales professional with strong expertise in driving revenue and building client relationships. Adept at team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and leveraging negotiation, communication, and strategic planning skills. Known for reliability, fostering a productive team environment, and consistently meeting targets.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Feed Sales Representative
Purina Animal Nutrition
06.2023 - Current
- Build and maintain positive producer relationships to understand their needs and how I can help them achieve their production goals
- Generating prospect lists and calling on producers to generate feed sales and sell complete nutrition programs to increase market share
- Organize and conduct educational meetings and events to grow our community involvement and outreach
- Work with multiple cooperative/dealer accounts to improve dealer effectiveness and efficiency to help attain dealer-aligned goals for market share
- Generate a positive experience for end users though customer interaction, farm visits, and facilities evaluations to increase producer profitability
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Animal Science and Industry, Kansas State University
07.2020 - 05.2023
- Evaluate shade allotment and diet composition on animal performance, nutrient utilization, animal comfort, and water consumption in a 500-head stocker calf facility
- Summarize large data sets to create recommendations for improving production management
- Develop evaluation metrics to assess animal comfort during heat stress
- Care for 16 rumen-cannulated cattle to assess the digestibility of various feed ingredients and subsequent performance characteristics
- Review relevant literature regarding limit-feeding and sustainability within the livestock industry
- Manage a team of up to 12 undergraduate employees to perform daily tasks such as feeding, facilities maintenance, and animal husbandry
Livestock Technician Assistant
Department of Agriculture, Western Kentucky University
08.2018 - 05.2020
- Practiced animal husbandry by implementing efficient feeding practices, following vaccination protocols, perform artificial insemination for a 62 head Angus herd
- Implemented research protocols to properly use established facilities
- Managed facilities and evaluate employee performance
- Trained students on artificial insemination protocols and lead a certification course for undergraduate students
Summer Reproductive Management Intern
ABS Global Genetics Plus LLC
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Assisted with client sales and deliveries, breeding supply inventory, nitrogen tank fills and client consulting across Kentucky
- Conducted a literature review on the effects of endophyte-infected fescue on beef cattle reproduction
- Consulted with industry professionals regarding ways to improve reproductive efficiency in beef cattle
Education
Master of Science - Ruminant Nutrition
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY05.2020
Skills
- Customer service
- Time management
- Animal Nutrition
- Data Analytics
- Animal Husbandry
- Microsoft Office
- Google Suite
- Salesforce
Timeline
Feed Sales Representative
Purina Animal Nutrition
06.2023 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Animal Science and Industry, Kansas State University
07.2020 - 05.2023
Livestock Technician Assistant
Department of Agriculture, Western Kentucky University
08.2018 - 05.2020
Summer Reproductive Management Intern
ABS Global Genetics Plus LLC
05.2017 - 08.2017
Master of Science - Ruminant Nutrition
Kansas State University
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Western Kentucky University
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